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>> obama has actually been good for the gun lobby. he's made it legal to carry in public parks, right? he's not taken away gun owners any liberties at all. but the nra has been really good at marketing the idea that obama wants to take away your guns. >> what's behind that? >> well, i mean, just that he's liberal supposedly. he's not, he's moderate, but we can sell that idea. for a large part, the gop is like clint eastwood talking to a chair to an meteorologisted obama a -- meteorologi imagined obama so people will believe it. they've been selling lots and lots of guns and rising nra membership based on the promise that obama will take away guns. >> has that hamstrung him? has that muzzled him in terms of his -- >> no. >> -- if you will challenges to the gun industry. >> no, what is muzzling is the party of glocks is not going to allow anything to happen partly because of the nra, partly because a lot of republicans own guns and nate silver talked about that. that's not a slur. a lot of -- gun ownership is a predictor of being republ
>> obama has actually been good for the gun lobby. he's made it legal to carry in public parks, right? he's not taken away gun owners any liberties at all. but the nra has been really good at marketing the idea that obama wants to take away your guns. >> what's behind that? >> well, i mean, just that he's liberal supposedly. he's not, he's moderate, but we can sell that idea. for a large part, the gop is like clint eastwood talking to a chair to an meteorologisted obama a --...
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now obama has considerable leads. you look at the reason why and seniors have gone from being in the romney camp into the obama camp and almost the entire explanation for that is that they do not like the ryan plan on medicare. so ryan has demonstrably hurt this ticket, turt it very badly in the swing states and particularly with seniors. >> congratulations to paul ryan. karen, julian, michael eric dyson who is off to see jay-z later, thank you all. >>> is the media really biased against mitt or is he simply a flawed candidate? >> i love this state. it seems right here, the trees are the right height. ♪ above the fruited plain i like cars. i don't like vampires. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out o
now obama has considerable leads. you look at the reason why and seniors have gone from being in the romney camp into the obama camp and almost the entire explanation for that is that they do not like the ryan plan on medicare. so ryan has demonstrably hurt this ticket, turt it very badly in the swing states and particularly with seniors. >> congratulations to paul ryan. karen, julian, michael eric dyson who is off to see jay-z later, thank you all. >>> is the media really biased...
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so what i'm hearing today is simply a lot of mocking of obama, a lot of mocking of obama care. i went to one of the newt you panels this morning, and it consisted mainly of just people scaring the audience with facts that were disingenuous, not even facts, really, about what might happen to medicare. i think that that's sort of the only thing that binds this audience together. this constituency together right n now. i mean, they're having a lot of problems with the base. they're having a lot of problems with the coherent message. the only coherent message is a negative one. >> i think that's a brilliant description of his candidacy, ana marie. ana marie cox and julian epstein, thank you so much. stay with us. we've got much more ahead. >> she also got me one of these three-packs of shirts yesterday from costco. they're very nice shirts. >> the kirkland shirts. he's wearing them all the time now. i'm like, hey, that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. my volt is the best vehicle i've ever driven. i bought the car because of its efficiency. i bought the car because i cou
so what i'm hearing today is simply a lot of mocking of obama, a lot of mocking of obama care. i went to one of the newt you panels this morning, and it consisted mainly of just people scaring the audience with facts that were disingenuous, not even facts, really, about what might happen to medicare. i think that that's sort of the only thing that binds this audience together. this constituency together right n now. i mean, they're having a lot of problems with the base. they're having a lot of...
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in addition to that, the obama campaign is exactly right. it doesn't sound right to people that you would sign your name to an official document that goes to the s.e.c. -- >> doesn't sound right to me, karen. i'm sorry, it doesn't sound right to me. >> right. it doesn't sound right. >> in full knowledge and it lives for three years but you claim you've played no part even though you're 100% owner of the company. >> that's exactly -- the other thing in communications, having been through crisis communications a few times, you know, it's the drip, drop pieces coming out that kills you. that's part of why, i think, again the romney campaign is trying to do these interviews to change gears here. because the -- just as i was coming on the air, buzz feed was reporting a story about new documents that say something else. another story about another guy who said yeah, while he was at the olympics, i reported directly to him. this is going to continue to drop out unless they can really get their arms around it. it's going to kill them. >> karen finne
in addition to that, the obama campaign is exactly right. it doesn't sound right to people that you would sign your name to an official document that goes to the s.e.c. -- >> doesn't sound right to me, karen. i'm sorry, it doesn't sound right to me. >> right. it doesn't sound right. >> in full knowledge and it lives for three years but you claim you've played no part even though you're 100% owner of the company. >> that's exactly -- the other thing in communications,...
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and the obama administration just started ramping up prosecutions of this. this is unusual for me. >> yeah. do you agree, goldie? >> i do, except heroin is making a comeback and that's really unfortunate. but do i think the legalization of marijuana will increase its usage, i don't. people who want to partake, are already partaking. so i think that we ought to just remove the gloves, let people do what they want to do in the privacy of their own homes. free up our police to direct their things to things that are much more important. these people aren't going to get in the car and drive. hell, they can't even kind their far keys after a good joint. so the issue really is about criminalizing things and making a pathway for our young boys, chiefly boys, from the high school straight to prison. that pipeline is as straight as it's ever been. >> krystal, another change versus just a few years ago, same-sex marriage. here are the nine states plus d.c. where it is legal, another five states allow civil unions. you can see them there. poll numbers show it's growing
and the obama administration just started ramping up prosecutions of this. this is unusual for me. >> yeah. do you agree, goldie? >> i do, except heroin is making a comeback and that's really unfortunate. but do i think the legalization of marijuana will increase its usage, i don't. people who want to partake, are already partaking. so i think that we ought to just remove the gloves, let people do what they want to do in the privacy of their own homes. free up our police to direct...
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that a kneecap president obama as a visionary and no action policy or skills. i guess the businessmen is a dig at mitt romney. rick santorum is the ultimate al ternive candidate. his campaign says it's all about his economic policies the the only anchor we have is this manufacturing tax credit. the rest is just clouds and thin air. much doesn't make sense or is illegal. >> i thought rick santorum was about less sex and no higher education. >> and then those points. >> john, public policy polling is a democratic affiliated firm. it's had horrible numbers. 52% of mississippi republican voters get this think the president is a muslim. while only 54% believe intermarriage should be legal. physical it were illegal i would be in a criminal court. >> me and you both. >> i think what it says sort of confirms what we all probably thought to begin with. the birther issue is still alive in states like south carolina and arizona. it's not surprising that people in mississippi believe that the president is a close et muslim. it didn't surprise me. it doesn't surprise me at
that a kneecap president obama as a visionary and no action policy or skills. i guess the businessmen is a dig at mitt romney. rick santorum is the ultimate al ternive candidate. his campaign says it's all about his economic policies the the only anchor we have is this manufacturing tax credit. the rest is just clouds and thin air. much doesn't make sense or is illegal. >> i thought rick santorum was about less sex and no higher education. >> and then those points. >> john,...
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it's not just about other than president obama. democrats have got to be able to talk to people about how these things impact them very directly. so when i'm outsourcing or hiding my money offshore, which means i'm not paying taxes on that money, that means less money being invested rightç he in your town creating jobs. too often, democrats say well, if i just explain why it's against your self-interest, it will make sense. that's been a classic mistake my party has made for far too long. >> indeed. all of you do stay with us. we are awaiting the president. he's due to speak in sandusky, ohio. there's a live shot there before he carries on his tour with an event later tonight in palmer, ohio. kristen welker is there ahead of the president and she joins us now. kristen, the president has remarked on how hot it is out there, but his rhetoric has been pretty fiery as well. >> reporter: it has been. the entire theme of this trip is is betting on america. a lot of fiery rhetoric as the president sort of touts his key accomplishments,
it's not just about other than president obama. democrats have got to be able to talk to people about how these things impact them very directly. so when i'm outsourcing or hiding my money offshore, which means i'm not paying taxes on that money, that means less money being invested rightç he in your town creating jobs. too often, democrats say well, if i just explain why it's against your self-interest, it will make sense. that's been a classic mistake my party has made for far too long....
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. >> it's president obama's proposal. he ran on it. let him implement it. it things slow down, it's his fault and that's fine with me. and i hope things don't slow down. i hope we get real tax reform in 2013. i think picking the fight right now on the expiring bush tax cuts is a mistake. >> can the president allow all of the tax cuts to expire given the impact that's predicted on the economy? >> look, one hopes that these warrings factions that we have in washington will reach a compromise before january 1st. >> but david corn says that's virtually impossible. >> i don't understand what's so hard about this because the other thing that bill kristol said is that back when the economy was strong, he referenced 82 to 85 in the reagan administration when marginal tax rates were 50%, the other time the economy was really strong was during the second clinton administration when marginal tax rates were 39.6%. that's what president obama is talking about doing. going back to 39.6%. the economy took off. this should be a no-brainer. you're asking people to pay a lit
. >> it's president obama's proposal. he ran on it. let him implement it. it things slow down, it's his fault and that's fine with me. and i hope things don't slow down. i hope we get real tax reform in 2013. i think picking the fight right now on the expiring bush tax cuts is a mistake. >> can the president allow all of the tax cuts to expire given the impact that's predicted on the economy? >> look, one hopes that these warrings factions that we have in washington will reach...
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that was obama speaking to hispanic legislatures at their gathering today. the president enjoys a 36-point advantage in many of these swing states and florida which we know from history and current polling, is vitally important. he enjoys an advantage there, an increase of 3% since they polled in january. the president going to be speaking to his most fervent supporters in tampa. we expect him to call out mitt romney again. we've released excerpts of this outsourcing issue, that story that appeared in the "washington post" today, outlining mitt romney's record of doing so among the companies he invesed in. >> thanks so much, mike. one final reminder. starting monday, this broadcast will be shifting one hour later. on at 4:00 p.m. eastern and we hope you'll join us then and the new show "the cycle" starts at 3:00 with some very familiar faces. next, a special clear the air about my exiting friend and colleague, dylan ratigan. ♪ [ barking ] i'm your dog, holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up
that was obama speaking to hispanic legislatures at their gathering today. the president enjoys a 36-point advantage in many of these swing states and florida which we know from history and current polling, is vitally important. he enjoys an advantage there, an increase of 3% since they polled in january. the president going to be speaking to his most fervent supporters in tampa. we expect him to call out mitt romney again. we've released excerpts of this outsourcing issue, that story that...
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this is not the way obama talks. in is not a dog whistle. this is a dog siren. >> it's incendiary -- >> yes, it's just about as incendiary as two white dudes debates how black is too black in a black man's speech. indeed, fox ran with it all the way into the morning on "fox and friends". >> we watched president obama for 3 hchl years. i don't think he's governed in a race this way at all. i think that was going to be an issue. should have been an issue in '08. does anyone think president obama is more towards one race? i don't think so. >> roger rails would like to see you in his office. joining us right now, let's get to our panel here in denver, mike shira, "time" magazine, white house correspondent, who has the cover story in this week's issue. john harwood, cnbc chief white house correspondent, and holding it down in new york city, msnbc political analyst karen finney. john, are you there in the spin room. as you know, the spinning begins before either candidate has spoken. we've seen both parties attempt to deflate expectations. but isn
this is not the way obama talks. in is not a dog whistle. this is a dog siren. >> it's incendiary -- >> yes, it's just about as incendiary as two white dudes debates how black is too black in a black man's speech. indeed, fox ran with it all the way into the morning on "fox and friends". >> we watched president obama for 3 hchl years. i don't think he's governed in a race this way at all. i think that was going to be an issue. should have been an issue in '08. does...
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obvious you get rid of obama care. there are others. planned parenthood, you get rid of that. >> joining us is the chief deputy whip for democrats. >> good afternoon. >> we know that mitt romney holds more positions than a six headed monkey goord, didn't mr. romney chase planned parenthood for an endorsement back in 2002 when he was running for governor of massachusetts? >> exactly. he actually solicited planned parenthood support when he was running for governor. that was at the time when he was a pro-choice governor. he was running as a pro-choice candidate. that was then, i guess. he is now >>> 3 million women in one state? >> no, no, that's 3 million women across the country every year that go to planned parenthood. it is tens of thousands of women in illinois that depend on planned parenthood. a number of us came out where mitt romney was having a fund-raising breakfast with the president of the illinois chapter of planned parenthood, and a dozen or so women holding up signs that said keep your mitts off our birth control. young wo
obvious you get rid of obama care. there are others. planned parenthood, you get rid of that. >> joining us is the chief deputy whip for democrats. >> good afternoon. >> we know that mitt romney holds more positions than a six headed monkey goord, didn't mr. romney chase planned parenthood for an endorsement back in 2002 when he was running for governor of massachusetts? >> exactly. he actually solicited planned parenthood support when he was running for governor. that...
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i wish president obama would hand me the thing. the government thinks he's now ordained by god to win. >> he could walk on water and they would say the president fails to swim. >> it means you're a slu to the best of your recollection. >> republican leader are afraid of rush limbaugh. >> not the language i would have used. >> the republican leaders are frad of rush limbaugh. you have a response. >> the point is snp. >> martin, that's why i love you. you like us smart women to come on your show and say what we really think. >> wimp. martin bashir. girly man. >> place has a special feeling in my heart. >> trees are the right height. morning y'all. >> this race has been a roller coaster. >> let's get right to it this friday with our triple panel. all three of whom pound the beltway. you're all great. washington insiders, i want to start with newt gingrich. let's show you a picture of the historian teaching a class on the dance floor with the lovely wife busting some moves, showing he still has the seductive technique that renders some
i wish president obama would hand me the thing. the government thinks he's now ordained by god to win. >> he could walk on water and they would say the president fails to swim. >> it means you're a slu to the best of your recollection. >> republican leader are afraid of rush limbaugh. >> not the language i would have used. >> the republican leaders are frad of rush limbaugh. you have a response. >> the point is snp. >> martin, that's why i love you. you...
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that's all an unmitigated disaster. >> things have gotten worse in the economy under obama. there's no real hope or belief among the republican that's they'll get better. that's what vice president cheney was speaking to. >> 25 straight months of private sector job growth. and i just find it shocking that you're willing to repeat romney's line that he's been called out on time and time again that the economy has gotten worse under this president. that's just crazy. and the other thing i want to say on this, quickly. >> please, krystal. >> hatred of the president may have been enough to get romney through a gop primary. he is going to have to offer something other than that in order to win in the general election. so far, he has failed to seize on a theme over for his own biography that resonates with the american people. let alone any policies that give the american people any hope that he offers some sort of a compelling vision for the country. so just hating the president isn't going to be enough to get through. >> i think professor dyson, that is point you were now albeit
that's all an unmitigated disaster. >> things have gotten worse in the economy under obama. there's no real hope or belief among the republican that's they'll get better. that's what vice president cheney was speaking to. >> 25 straight months of private sector job growth. and i just find it shocking that you're willing to repeat romney's line that he's been called out on time and time again that the economy has gotten worse under this president. that's just crazy. and the other...
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obama still has the edge. if you look at what's happening in the battleground states, there is a 3% roughly increase in the minority vote since the 2008 election. if you look at the last 50 polls, about 38 to 40 of them in the battleground states show that obama is ahead. he is doing better on the enthusiasm question. still as you look at the electoral map today, there is a much easier path to victory that obama has than romney. >> but karen, the president is facing some tough head winds. "the new york times" poll, his disapproval on the economy up by seven points. is that just a matter of timing and how much can the president do about that number? >> a couple of things. one, i'm not too concerned about those numbers because it's july and i actually agree with julian. i think most of these polls tend to oversample white voters and don't fully reflect the diversity in a number of states. when you look at what these pathways to 270 are and the latino vote, they should have oversampled a little bit more. but that
obama still has the edge. if you look at what's happening in the battleground states, there is a 3% roughly increase in the minority vote since the 2008 election. if you look at the last 50 polls, about 38 to 40 of them in the battleground states show that obama is ahead. he is doing better on the enthusiasm question. still as you look at the electoral map today, there is a much easier path to victory that obama has than romney. >> but karen, the president is facing some tough head winds....
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ro
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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is pretty obama smiling and laughing now? he must be. >> i can only imagine that he and the rest of his team are. they are continuing to treat mitt romney as the presumptive nominee. florida will make the big difference. remember four years ago john mccane's campaign was saved by florida. then, the far right reluctantly supported him for the nomination. now, we've seen this resur gent or insurgent tea party movement. it's possible newt gingrich will win florida. that will give him big momentum going into super tuesday and other races down the road. we'll see. >> our instant polling says you've been so great, we'll keep you for the next. stay where you are. >>> coming up, unemployment near 10%, a housing crisis in full bloom. why florida may be the real test of 2012. >> i have emotion and passion. i'm kconcerned about the challenges that america faces. i'm going to show the passion i have when it comes naturally. ♪ i'll play the part ♪ all i have to do is act naturally ♪ ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyon
is pretty obama smiling and laughing now? he must be. >> i can only imagine that he and the rest of his team are. they are continuing to treat mitt romney as the presumptive nominee. florida will make the big difference. remember four years ago john mccane's campaign was saved by florida. then, the far right reluctantly supported him for the nomination. now, we've seen this resur gent or insurgent tea party movement. it's possible newt gingrich will win florida. that will give him big...
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i am not doubting barack obama's christianity. i say in my book that i accept him at his word that he is a born again follower of jesus christ, but while that's important, it is not the only issue, martin. >> indeed. reverend robert jeffers. thank you, sir, so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before we go to commercial, breaking news on the trayvon martin case. moments ago we learned that the judge overseeing the trial of george zimmerman has recused herself. judge jessica recksiedler says that while the individual claims against her involving her husband and a possible conflict of interest were, quote, legally insufficient for disqualifications, the cumulative effect was sufficient. stay with us. free-credit-scores gonna direct you ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what credit's about ♪ ♪ or else you could be headed for a credit wipeout ♪ of
i am not doubting barack obama's christianity. i say in my book that i accept him at his word that he is a born again follower of jesus christ, but while that's important, it is not the only issue, martin. >> indeed. reverend robert jeffers. thank you, sir, so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before we go to commercial, breaking news on the trayvon martin case. moments ago we learned that the judge overseeing the trial of george zimmerman has recused...
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you have the clip there of obama this week. as you can see, that was a very benign, subdued, almost lethargic statement hoist part. if you want to see a president who bullied the supreme court, who bullied the federal judiciary, go back and look at fdr in the 1930s when he had his court scheme. the fire side chats. that's a president trying to bully the court. this is par for the course for what the right has done during the obama presidency. they are running against, and they are sort of campaigning against what they want the president to be. they want the president to be a caricature of unhinged left i. and they refuse to grapple with when wla the president actually is. what he actually is is a guy who gives a very subdued statement of gee, i hope the court upholds this. i think the court should uphold this. and they turned it into he's a bully. >> so i'm a simple person. are you saying they're up the fabrication and it is a lie? is that what you're saying? >> this is the same party that took the most insurance friendly healt
you have the clip there of obama this week. as you can see, that was a very benign, subdued, almost lethargic statement hoist part. if you want to see a president who bullied the supreme court, who bullied the federal judiciary, go back and look at fdr in the 1930s when he had his court scheme. the fire side chats. that's a president trying to bully the court. this is par for the course for what the right has done during the obama presidency. they are running against, and they are sort of...
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president obama is unique. let's draw a comparison say between president obama and lyndon johnson. lyndon johnson's philosophy was those who support him early get access. those who support him late get good government. under president obama, we all get good government. no one gets -- money doesn't buy access or special favors and a good example is last week the general services administration just awarded donald trump of all people a major project to develop a hotel on pennsylvania avenue and gsa as part of the executive branch of government and the president's appointee is chief administrator. but you know republicans would come straight back and say look at the unions. they benefit greatly from having a democratic president. yeah. that is their return. that's their return but the unions are focused on working families and working men and women and the middle class and that's clearly who this president has staked out in terms of the constituency he wants to help the most. and he believes that the middle class is a key to bringing back our economy. so that -- i don't think it's inc
president obama is unique. let's draw a comparison say between president obama and lyndon johnson. lyndon johnson's philosophy was those who support him early get access. those who support him late get good government. under president obama, we all get good government. no one gets -- money doesn't buy access or special favors and a good example is last week the general services administration just awarded donald trump of all people a major project to develop a hotel on pennsylvania avenue and...
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i will repeal obama care. i will act to repeal obama care. i will repeal obama care. >> so we found it curious to hear governor romney attempt to explain that promise a little further on "meet the press." >> there are a number of things that i like in health care reform that i'm going to put in place. one is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. two is to assure that the marketplace allows for individuals to have policies that cover their family up to whatever age they might like. >> is it possible that mr. romney's legendary metronome is quickly quinging back to the health care plan that he implemented and the president copied? fred woodhouse is communications director for thed nc. good afternoon. mitt romney says he likes part of the health care reform law that he's pledged to repeal on day one. but here is the question, brad. how can you possibly keep the coverage without the individual mandate? >> well, you can't. you can't, martin. and, of course, that's the big problem. this is another example of where m
i will repeal obama care. i will act to repeal obama care. i will repeal obama care. >> so we found it curious to hear governor romney attempt to explain that promise a little further on "meet the press." >> there are a number of things that i like in health care reform that i'm going to put in place. one is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. two is to assure that the marketplace allows for individuals to have policies that cover their...
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. >> no barack obama! >> if it's obama, america wins. if it's romney, comedy wins. >> senator grassley, have you hit a big deer lately? the deer didn't make it, but was it delicious? >> i love you back, and we've got more work to do. >> one more year! one more year! >> never imagine such a thing as funny. president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. never imagine such a thing as funny. i'm not particular precisely of what i said but i stand by whatever i said, whatever it was. >> we are closing in on the final 48 hours of this campaign. the president is speaking live in debuk, iowa, his third of four stops today. and with him and his challenger in a frenzied sprint to win voters in those crucial battleground states. for the president that means shoring up support in the midwest states that backed him with great enthusiasm in 2008. with events in iowa, ohio, and wisconsin already today. and it was in the key battleground ohio that the president lambasted his challenger's latest effort to seize the medal of change. >>
. >> no barack obama! >> if it's obama, america wins. if it's romney, comedy wins. >> senator grassley, have you hit a big deer lately? the deer didn't make it, but was it delicious? >> i love you back, and we've got more work to do. >> one more year! one more year! >> never imagine such a thing as funny. president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. never imagine such a thing as funny. i'm not particular precisely of what i said but i...
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. >> sadly, president obama has decided to attack success. it is no wonder so many of his own supporters are saying to stop the war on job creators. make no mistake. you won't wake up every day and wonder if the president is on your side. >> those remarks come as new polling shows romney facing a steep deficit with latino voters. the president with a huge 34-point lead among latinos, 61-27% according to a brand new nbc wall street journal and telemundo poll. what's more, just 26% of latinos view romney positively while 35% see him in a negative light. the president enjoys a healthy 35-point positive favorability margin. the polling also shows latinos more optimistic about the economy and the nation's general direction than overall voters. the challenge for the president may lie in the margin of motivation. with latino voters showing less enthusiasm for the upcoming election by a gap of 13 points. let's get right to it and find out. our panel is with us. app amarie cox and in washington democratic strategist julian epstein. jose, if i can star
. >> sadly, president obama has decided to attack success. it is no wonder so many of his own supporters are saying to stop the war on job creators. make no mistake. you won't wake up every day and wonder if the president is on your side. >> those remarks come as new polling shows romney facing a steep deficit with latino voters. the president with a huge 34-point lead among latinos, 61-27% according to a brand new nbc wall street journal and telemundo poll. what's more, just 26% of...
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clearly obama won the debate. that doesn't mean he's going to necessarily win the election -- >> nobody is suggesting that. >> there's an important point people need to focus on. when obama lost the first debate, all of us on the left conceded he lost. then when obama won the debate clearly last night, the game that the republicans are playing is to pretend that romney did well, pass the bar, had a good night so they prevent that narrative from being written. and this is a game that republicans played in 2000 when karl rove suggested that george bush would win over 300 electoral votes. it's a game john mccain played in 2008 when he suggested he could come close in pennsylvania when he lost by ten points. this is a game that is intended to create the illusion of momentum that romney has, but as all the polling data is showing right now, obama is in the driver's seat. you move nevada into his column, there's six states left. obama only has to win one-third of those states and he's ahead in most of the states. obama
clearly obama won the debate. that doesn't mean he's going to necessarily win the election -- >> nobody is suggesting that. >> there's an important point people need to focus on. when obama lost the first debate, all of us on the left conceded he lost. then when obama won the debate clearly last night, the game that the republicans are playing is to pretend that romney did well, pass the bar, had a good night so they prevent that narrative from being written. and this is a game that...
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>> i think it's pretty clear their strategy is about defeat president obama. it's not solving these problems, but it's on democrats to now take this opportunity and really put republicans on defense because the point as you just stated, we already pay for the uninsured in the form of our higher premium. the whole point is that this is about a penalty for free loaders on the rest of us who pay and make it so that when we have to go to the emergency room, waiting times are that much longer. democrats, if republicans are insisting on taking another vote and pushing this line of argument, we've got to go back and say okay, what are you going to do specifically, case by case for people who are currently insured, will be folded into the program. specifically, frankly, i would do it down to the district level and make this an issue, also -- >> karen, you say that, yet yesterday you had mitch mcconnell suggesting this system is the equivalent of the nhs in britain, which is not and continues this process of edition information. >> >> and you have bobby jindal saying i
>> i think it's pretty clear their strategy is about defeat president obama. it's not solving these problems, but it's on democrats to now take this opportunity and really put republicans on defense because the point as you just stated, we already pay for the uninsured in the form of our higher premium. the whole point is that this is about a penalty for free loaders on the rest of us who pay and make it so that when we have to go to the emergency room, waiting times are that much longer....
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but, so president obama heading to los angeles. but also, martin, also targeting some key battleground states, as well. >> nbc's kristen welker. thanks, as always. we'll be right back to clear the air. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. what's in your wallet? are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing ans
but, so president obama heading to los angeles. but also, martin, also targeting some key battleground states, as well. >> nbc's kristen welker. thanks, as always. we'll be right back to clear the air. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every...
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i have a very clear idea what obama wants to do. romney, you couldn't figure out if you were a fortune teller what he wanted to do. >> and the fact of the matter is the president of the united states has no budget. he has trillion dollar deficits for the next ten years. you can criticize paul ryan and criticize the republicans and the senate has not produced a budget in over three years. the democrats aren't serious about fiscal responsibility. >> these are silly points. >> wait. >> let me say this. >> if it is silly, julian, why thaent they produced a budget in three years. >> let me explain that. they're never paid attention to anyway. what matters is proengss bills which the senate has done. when your president, president bush game into office we had a projected $6 trillion surplus. he left us with an $11 trillion debt. >> let julian finish. >> we were in a recession and we have come from losing 800,000 jobs a month, ron, to gaining about 200,000 on average. >> funny, martin, it is always i have to wait for them but you cut me of
i have a very clear idea what obama wants to do. romney, you couldn't figure out if you were a fortune teller what he wanted to do. >> and the fact of the matter is the president of the united states has no budget. he has trillion dollar deficits for the next ten years. you can criticize paul ryan and criticize the republicans and the senate has not produced a budget in over three years. the democrats aren't serious about fiscal responsibility. >> these are silly points. >>...
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on the conservative side there's a mythology that president obama is going to take away your guns if we sign a u.n. treaty on small arments and that he's trying to foment violence in mexico in order to get support for the assault weapons ban, and we have to put all of that aside and have a very serious conversation on what we know about human behavior when it comes to guns and how we curb gun violence period, and we have to be on the same page that we need to curb gun violence period. >> okay. anna marie, let me read you something from "the new york times" in july of last year. it's about how the nra watered down the bill congress passed in the wake of the virginia tech shooting. i'm quoting, as a condition of its support for the measure, the national rifle asoths extracted a concession. the inclusion of a mechanism for restoring firearms rights to those who lost them for mental health reasons. so the nra considers it a disability not to be able to own a firearm, notwithstanding the fact that an individual may have serious psychiatric illness. >> and we thought obama care was going t
on the conservative side there's a mythology that president obama is going to take away your guns if we sign a u.n. treaty on small arments and that he's trying to foment violence in mexico in order to get support for the assault weapons ban, and we have to put all of that aside and have a very serious conversation on what we know about human behavior when it comes to guns and how we curb gun violence period, and we have to be on the same page that we need to curb gun violence period. >>...
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obama, but president obama has already outstrategized him by anticipating conservative and moderate responses to particular issues and then being able to engage those communities to the dismay -- >> isn't it the case that the president tends to understand the issue prior to making a comment on it? >> yes, it is predicated upon rational engagement and logical deduction. and being able to think critically about the issues. it is amazing that mr. romney has the inability, the manifest inablty to think about a critical issue and talk about his relationship to it by dealing with strengths and virtues and can't even arct articulate his message. >> karen, ryan really has perfected what we call the romneyesqe art, discussing the romney ryan budget in the rather friendly quarters of the kudlow report on cnbc. >> spending cuts to get the deficit down in the near term and reforms that get the debt paid off over the long-term. that's how we dodge a debt crisis! with respect, are we talk b about 700 billion in spending cuts in the first term? what kind of number? >> you know, we can have a long debate abo
obama, but president obama has already outstrategized him by anticipating conservative and moderate responses to particular issues and then being able to engage those communities to the dismay -- >> isn't it the case that the president tends to understand the issue prior to making a comment on it? >> yes, it is predicated upon rational engagement and logical deduction. and being able to think critically about the issues. it is amazing that mr. romney has the inability, the manifest...
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obama has -- president obama has always been a very pragmatic leader, very pragmatic when it comes to debating, and very pragmatic when it comes to his campaign. he used this opportunity to open it up so he can actually at the end of the day sway the independent voter but by going out of the gate -- going after his base immediately, that doesn't help him to move the needle for the independent voters he needs. >> bill, lath night mr. romney described the dodd frank reform law as the biggest kiss to new york banks i have ever seen. you have worked with some of those banks. so was it? or is that the biggest lie mr. romney told last night? >> as george kos stanza says, it's not a lie if you believe it. it's one of the most cynical comments we heard last night because i don't think i have ever heard mitt romney actually defend regulation. he actually said i'm going to scrap dodd/frank and put in place new regulations, presumably tougher regulations. if this is a kiss, he wants tougher regulations. let's stipulate for a moment that most of wall street is already in mitt romney's pocket, alr
obama has -- president obama has always been a very pragmatic leader, very pragmatic when it comes to debating, and very pragmatic when it comes to his campaign. he used this opportunity to open it up so he can actually at the end of the day sway the independent voter but by going out of the gate -- going after his base immediately, that doesn't help him to move the needle for the independent voters he needs. >> bill, lath night mr. romney described the dodd frank reform law as the...